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5 stories matching dicken

  1. The First Winter at Alki Point

    A vivid account of the 1851 arrival of the Denny party, their struggle for shelter, and the founding of the settlement that would become Seattle.

    Jul 17, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerAlki Point, Seattle, King CountyHousing & Rent · Boom & Bust

  2. The Women of Aberdeen Make Their Mark at State Convention

    A local delegate recounts the nerve-wracking, momentous experience of representing Aberdeen at the statewide Women's Christian Temperance Union gathering.

    Jul 7, 1892Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyNightlife

  3. A Near-Death Fall at the Mount Si Hotel

    While working on a hotel construction project in Snoqualmie, a man miraculously survives a thirty-four-foot plunge after a scaffold gives way.

    Apr 4, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSnoqualmie, King CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  4. Surveying the Frozen Frontier

    Government engineers and international commissions prepare to map the contentious boundary between Alaska and British Columbia, impacting the future of vital salmon canneries and gold mines.

    Apr 16, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyFollow the Money

  5. A Local Woman's Wit on the Suffrage Debate

    A satirical letter to the editor uses the 'woman question' and local chores to expose the absurdity of the disenfranchisement of women.

    Jul 26, 1889The Mason County JournalShelton, Mason CountyCity Hall

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